33 episodes

Starting in Australia and now in the UK, Token is a podcast about marginalised identities. But it's fun - we promise. We talk about race, gender, sexuality, culture, politics and whatever else makes you feel like a token in today's world. The only constants are fun, frank discussion and the freedom to politely ask awkward questions

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.0 • 13 Ratings

Starting in Australia and now in the UK, Token is a podcast about marginalised identities. But it's fun - we promise. We talk about race, gender, sexuality, culture, politics and whatever else makes you feel like a token in today's world. The only constants are fun, frank discussion and the freedom to politely ask awkward questions

    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast

    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast

    Have you ever wondered what famous people actually eat? In our new podcast, Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent does just that, asking well-known guests to lift the lid on the food they turn to when they’re at home alone – and what comfort foods have seen them through their lives. In the first episode, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how his husband’s death informed his latest TV series, It’s a Sin. Future guests will include Nish Kumar, Rafe Spall and Aisling Bea. Episodes willl be released every Tuesday – search for it wherever you get your podcasts

    • 39 min
    Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series

    Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series

    The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. In the first episode, we hear from Kashy Keegan, an unknown singer-songwriter in a sleepy English town who became the voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series

    • 25 min
    Innermost: another episode of our new series

    Innermost: another episode of our new series

    We wanted to bring you another episode from our Innermost series. In the last episode of our first season, two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series

    • 20 min
    Innermost: episode 1 of a new series

    Innermost: episode 1 of a new series

    The Guardian has launched a new series called Innermost that we think you will like. Each week, callers will tell Leah Green what’s going on behind closed doors. In the first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series

    • 16 min
    Why are there so few BAME leaders in Britain?

    Why are there so few BAME leaders in Britain?

    The Colour of Power project has shown that just 3% of Britain’s most powerful people are non-white. What can be done to change this?

    • 30 min
    End of season 2 – Token podcast

    End of season 2 – Token podcast

    Leah and Freddy bring you a quick update on Token. Unfortunaly it’s going to have to be put on pause because, among other things, there’s a general election taking place in the UK and their day jobs need all the time they have. They’re just so great! But they should be back sooner rather than later

    • 4 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

byeeee bye lil' sebastian ,

Come baaaaack 😭😭

This podcast is wonderful: raw, real, and both hilarious and tender-hearted. I began listening as Season 1 episodes were wrapping up, and even though I loved that season, I have to say that Leah and Freddy together on Season 2 is even better. I still recommend this podcast to anyone I can, and even years after it ended, I am hopeful for a third season. Do yourself a favor, and listen to Token. You won’t regret it.

Creaky pancake ,

No idea what appropriation is

Dating shows and sub woofers are commercial products meant to be sold to a large consumer audience anywhere. Dating shows are a part of Western culture that is meant to be sold, otherwise it wouldn't be so ludicrous, and very recent. They're NOT the same as yoga or martial arts which are practices. And to my knowledge there's no colonial violent history behind sub woofers or the spread of yoga (though tea in itself is a different story). This was an asinine comparison to make and your "oh we'll suffer backlash, but we're out here to have a true conversation, woe is me!" Posturing only makes it worse. Don't feel so sorry for yourself for something that hasn't happened and won't ever happen and maybe like minded listeners won't scoff and turn the podcast off.

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